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NYC Osborn Tower

            NYC Osborn "RN" tower located at the crossing of Indiana Harbors (NYC) Egyptian Line and the NYC&StL's Fort Wayne line just south of Gibsons main office.  Valuation Department Information:

Owner:  Indiana Harbor Railroad owns and operates under the New York Central RR at its sole expense.  

Division or Branch:  Danville
Valuation Section:  251-a
State:  Indiana
Nearest Station:  Osborn
Year Built:  1903
By:  Standard Ry. Signal Co.
Name and Use:  Interlocking Tower
Mile:  IH 5
Description:  Two-story frame building, shingle roofing. Concrete foundation under flue built by carrier in 1913.  Steam heating.  Windows were damaged upon adding and had to be replaced.  Furniture and fixtures added were 1 Ball clock, 2 chairs, 1 operator's oak desk (2 drawers), 1 pine locker set of 3 and 1 oak glazed manipulation chart.

Dimensions:  12' X 32' 4"

Indiana Harbor RR Crossing the New York Chicago & St. Louis RR
Location:  Osborn, Indiana
Call Sign:  "RN"
In Service:  December 28th, 1905
Operated By:  IH RR
Maintained By:  IH RR
MACHINE:
20 levers for signals
11 levers for 13 F.P.Locks & xing bars
5 levers for 5 switches
4 levers for 4 derails 
20 working levers
20 spares
40 lever-frame

(These numbers are before the NYC&StL was double tracked through here)


This photo shows the south and west sides of the tower with the NYC (IH RR) running behind the tower and the NYC&StL in the foreground.  View is looking straight east.  Photo was taken October 16th, 1919 by the New York Central.


IH RR (New York Central) Osborn Tower
October 16th, 1919
Photo by the NYC
Used with permission from the Allen County Historical Society of Lima, Ohio
Some rights reserved. The associated text and photograph may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from Eric Berg (text) and the Allen County Historical Society (photograph).
   

Taken in: United States / Indiana / North Township / Osborn (show map)

Taken on: October 16, 1919

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